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Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images The Government is keen to have a statutory inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination in the Defence Forces up and running “as soon as possible”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil on Wednesday, the Taoiseach said a report on the Defence Forces Continue reading

Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, urging the court to reverse U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case. The Justice Department has a decent chance of prevailing, but reviving the case alone won’t solve a continuing challenge Smith would still face: Cannon herself. In her latest avant-garde move in the former Continue reading

Simeon Burke was supported in court by his parents, Martina and Sean, and siblings, Ammi and Isaac, pictured at an earlier hearing at Cloverhill Court. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin A judge has told remand prisoner Simeon Burke that he is in custody voluntarily but could be released with “one flick of a pen” and Continue reading

Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Tesla is finally being forced to reckon with a slowdown in electric-vehicle demand, and CEO Elon Musk’s tactics are likely to look different than his peers’ in the automotive industry. Continue reading

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Florida to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors ATLANTA — A federal appeals court Monday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, blocking a lower court order against the ban while the matter is appealed. The law Continue reading

Special counsel Jack Smith filed his argument Monday urging the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal judge’s surprise dismissal of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case. Cannon’s ruling centered around arguments that Smith’s prosecution of Trump was illegitimate because, in her determination, Smith was unlawfully appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland Continue reading

LOADING ERROR LOADING Not surprisingly, former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s endorsement of Donald Trump attracted a lot of attention on social media ― and a lot of Vladimir Putin jokes. Gabbard officially endorsed Trump’s presidential campaign at a National Guard event Monday in Detroit, saying the former president “understands the grave responsibility that a president and Continue reading

LOADING ERROR LOADING Only months after being convicted of 34 felonies in the state of New York, former President Donald Trump exercised his right to vote at a Palm Beach, Florida, polling location on Aug. 14. Florida voters overwhelmingly supported a 2018 constitutional amendment restoring the voting rights of people with felony convictions after they’ve Continue reading

LOADING ERROR LOADING Quentin Tarantino thinks Alec Baldwin holds some responsibility for the fatal shooting that occurred on the set of his western film, “Rust,” back in 2021. Advertisement Though Maher thought it was absurd that Baldwin was charged with mishandling the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, Tarantino disagreed. Continue reading

The rules of getting ahead at work have become more complex, and that may be especially daunting for people just starting their careers. The evolving world of work since the pandemic has changed how people operate, with some doing their jobs in hybrid and remote environments, having access to AI and relying on videoconferencing and Continue reading